# Incident 19800420044049I: Piper PA28R200, Ruston, LA, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5338° N, 92.6352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruston, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5338&lon=-92.6352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420044049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY EXTEND LANDING GEAR. HAD PLACED AUTOMATIC GEAR IN THE OVERRIDE POSITION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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